So you wrote down all your notes and you did so with handwriting. Now you want to use these same notes in a paper that needs to be handed in at school and it must be in text. Well, you certainly do not want to […]
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The only thing worse than popups is corrupted popups or Notifications. I’m referring to the ones from my anti-virus program, Avast. Here’s what pops up if I go to a site with something suspicious on it. There used to be an X in the top
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There was a time when I used Skype quite extensively and I’ve had an account with it for well over a decade. However, with the likes of WhatsApp and others, all my calls are usually app-to-app over WiFi and therefore free. But landline calls, such
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I’ve maintained for a long time that the more computer savvy a user is the more security savvy that user generally is. In other words, the best security is what’s between the user’s ears. I’ve also stated on many occasions that the vast majority of
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Overview I was working on a Word document and stepped away from my computer, and when I came back hours later, I saw that my Word document had not been automatically saved. Incredibly, Word (and Excel) will only AutoSave to Microsoft OneDrive or SharePoint. Despite displaying
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Giveaways & Contests Dave’s Computer Tips is working hard to bring top-quality software to our readers. Please note that none of the upcoming contests and giveaways are etched in stone. Changes may be made to this list at any time. Here’s what’s happening… Giveaway! Ashampoo
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This week we are going to jump back in with a new gaming ‘How-to.’ If you follow me, you might have noticed that I play video games with my kids. The reason I bring this up is recently my son asked me a question. He
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Ashampoo WinOptimizer 19 Ashampoo is giving away a free copy of their WinOptimizer 19 software to DCT readers. You read that right – normally this program sells for $49.99 but as a DCT reader, you can get a free copy today! “Windows is great–but there’s
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Say you are at an interview or an event or in school, etc. You cannot possibly type notes quickly enough! What to do?? Well, you can use OneNote to record audio notes! Yes, It does sound too good to be true, but it really is
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How often do you need to be notified when someone you don’t know and are never likely to meet, posts an Instagram picture of them sipping a cappuccino in Starbucks? Or worse still, someone berating you for liking a Twitter post and questioning why you
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Have you ever wanted to play more than one video at a time? Neither have I. But maybe you need to, like comparing two videos for editing. To play more than one video at a time, simply open VLC. Go to Tools -> Preferences or
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Many of you who are mature enough will remember the old saying… don’t believe everything you read in the newspapers. In today’s digital world, the same can be said for what is published online. One of my pet peeves is when a comment includes a
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Yesterday while watching a YouTube game review I scrolled down to the comments, which is always a futile exercise, only to discover that I didn’t recognise what I was reading. This could be down to my age now that I’m on the wrong side of
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This is Part 2 of a 2-Part article. Please be sure to read Part 1 first: At the end of Part 1, I posed the questions: How do you create a strong password? How do you measure password strength? How strong is strong enough? Please
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